Semiconductor |
| Ruth Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt |
Semiconductor make moving images which reveal our physical world in flux: cities in motion, shifting landscapes, and systems in chaos. Since 1999, UK artists Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt have worked with digital animation in an attempt to transcend the constraints of time, scale, and natural forces and explore the world beyond everyday experience. Central to these works is the role of sound, as it creates, controls, and deciphers images, exploring resonance through the natural order of things.
Semiconductor’s work has been exhibited at the Tate Britain, ICA London, San Francisco Film Festival, Mutek Montreal, and the Venice Biennale, among other venues worldwide. In 2001, they released their works on DVD. This release was followed up with Worlds in Flux, a DVD on Fat Cat Records that accompanies their 2007 UK touring exhibition Brilliant Noise. Recent fellowships and residencies have supported site-specific work, including research and experimentation at the NASA Space Sciences Laboratories of UC Berkeley in California.